2024
Improving sustainability and mitigating the environmental impact of anaesthesia and surgery along the perioperative journey: a narrative review
MacNeill A, Rizan C, Sherman J. Improving sustainability and mitigating the environmental impact of anaesthesia and surgery along the perioperative journey: a narrative review. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2024, 133: 1397-1409. PMID: 39237397, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.05.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy public policyPatient-centred careClinical care pathwayCare pathwaysPatient-centredHealth systemHealthcare servicesPerioperative servicesHealthcare resourcesProcess of patient selectionContinuum of perioperative careSurgical illnessNarrative reviewClinical decisionsPublic health damagePerioperative careCareHealthcareDelivery of anesthesiaHealthGlobal greenhouse gas emissionsRecovery periodPostoperative recovery periodGreenhouse gas emissionsProportion of air pollutionGuiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics
Eckelman M, Weisz U, Pichler P, Sherman J, Weisz H. Guiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e603-e609. PMID: 39122328, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00159-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth careHealth system performance indicatorsEffectiveness of health careHealth-care provisionPositive systemic changeHealth-care sectorHealth systemSustainability metricsPublic healthClimate crisisHealthGreenhouse gas emissionsTracking progressCareSystem changesSustainability goalsEnergy useSystem performance indicatorsCore missionMeasurement frameworkGas emissionsEntry pointSectorEnvironmental challengesPrivatisation
2023
Learning to treat the climate emergency together: social tipping interventions by the health community
Howard C, MacNeill A, Hughes F, Alqodmani L, Charlesworth K, de Almeida R, Harris R, Jochum B, Maibach E, Maki L, McGain F, Miller J, Nirmala M, Pencheon D, Robertson S, Sherman J, Vipond J, Yin H, Montgomery H. Learning to treat the climate emergency together: social tipping interventions by the health community. The Lancet Planetary Health 2023, 7: e251-e264. PMID: 36889866, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00022-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacro levels of societyHealth communityLevels of societyPolicy influencePublic narrativesPolicy landscapeHealth-care workersMeso-levelMacro levelMicro levelStrategic frameworkClimate emergencyHealth professionalsNational economyHealth systemShift practicesTIP interventionHealth OrganisationProtect healthInfluence investmentPolicyHealthPublic healthCommunityGroup of experts
2021
Improving Patient Outcomes in the Dual Crises of Climate Change and COVID-19
Senay E, Bernstein A, Shephard P, Salas R, Rizzo A, Sherman J, Richardson L, Butts G, Marwah H, Solomon C, Galvez M, Thanik E, Pezeshki G, Zajac L, Lee A, Sheffield P, Wright R. Improving Patient Outcomes in the Dual Crises of Climate Change and COVID-19. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2021, 63: e813-e818. PMID: 34354022, PMCID: PMC8842883, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse health outcomesHealth outcomesCOVID-19Vulnerable patient populationCommunity health systemPatient populationPatient outcomesHealth professionalsHealthcare inequitiesHealth consequencesHealth systemGlobal tollVulnerable populationsHealthcare practitionersEvidence-based solutionsCOVID-19 pandemicCommunity advocacyOutcomesPopulationUrgent needHealthcare leadersClinicians